5 freshmen who could burst onto the scene for the Gophers in 2024

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GopherMarroon said:
Nathan Roy probably should be on a top 5 list.

Maybe there's a reason, maybe grooming solely for the critical left tackle spot a year? Carroll is versatile guard to guard inside I thought. I'm not sure.
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Tony knows less than 2/3 of the posters on this board. Wouldn’t put a lot of thought into what he says.
 

to me, "burst on the scene" means making an impact on the field.

the Gophers rarely put true FR in the rotation at OL or DL. Sunram and Caroll would have to be absolute phenoms to crack the lineup this season.

Lindsey will not take a snap this year unless Brosmer and Wittke are both too injured to play.

so of the list in the OP, the best chance to burst on the scene are Perich and Rainer because they play a position of need that has been depleted by graduation and injury.

and IF the coaches let Perich return kicks, he is easily the most likely to burst on the scene by running back a punt and/or getting into the playing rotation at Safety.
 

So took the time to actually read the writeup for better or worse. Essentially Perich and Ranier are guys he is predicting could play as true freshman and make an impact. The other three would all need injuries to happen in front of them so in those cases it would be far less about bursting onto the scene and far more about filling in before they are ready out of necessity.
 




How would a Freshman beat out Quinn Carroll who's what 25 or 26?
How would a Freshman beat out anyone with 3,4 or 5 yrs in the program?

If that's happening, either we really succeeded in recruiting, or just failed everywhere else.

I guess Darius Taylor did it last year, but would it have happened with out many injuries?
 

I would have Mike Gerald and Jaydon Wright on a short list with Perich. But I think all would require some struggles/injuries to secure a major role early on (outside of Perich on special teams). Green, Gousby, Brown, and Bryson return a good amount of experience and talent.
 

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